Dance Kuckucksnest 8684
Jig · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Carola Tress (1988)
- Intensity
- 12 times 8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Slip Back to Back (SLIP;BtB)
- Stamp (STAMP)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Steps
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- other, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The "Other" steps are Stamp and Polka.
The "Other" steps are Stamp and Polka.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
Kuckucksnest 4S · J96
1– : G-Chain No Hands, start to P {6} | set to P 9– : Repeat 17– : All W RHA **while{4}** all M chase cclw ½ round ; Turn new P LH 1½ 25– : All M RHA **while{4}** all W chase cclw ½ round ; All turn P LH 1 ¼ to (3,4,1,2) 33– : 1c+3c BHJ slip across, W pass BtoB **while{4}** 2c+4c stamp 3 times | 1c+3c stamp **while{4}** 2c+4c slip across ; repeat 41– : All C polka cclw once round the set to (3,4,1,2) and face P 49–64 : Drambuie Chain (Advance one pas de valse and give RH, retire in one PdV, pass RH and next person LH) ; repeat 3 times (3,4,1,2) 65–80 : All W face out for Schiehallion Reel, finish facing cclw in Allemande hold 81– : All promenade 1¼ cclw, at end drop RH into W leads M 89– : All chase ¾ cclw ; Circle8 R to (1,2,3,4)
Kuckucksnest 4S · J96
1-8 : All face partner & dance 1/2 Grand Chain, no hands (6 bars), all set to partner 9-16 : Repeat 1-8 17-24 : Ladies dance RH across **while** Men chase clockwise 1/2 round; all turn 'new partner' 1.1/2 LH to bring Men into centre 25-32 : Men dance RH across **while** Ladies chase anticlockwise 1/2 round; all turn partner 1.1/4 LH to form square set again. 3 4 1 2 (all opp original place) 33-40 : 1s+3s BHJ slip across (Ladies pass BtoB) **while** 2s+4s stamp x3 or set; 2s+4s repeat, 1s+3s stamp x3 or set; repeat back to places 41-48 : All polka clockwise once round set & face partner. 3 4 1 2 49-64 : “Drambuie Chain”: all Advance (1) Pas de Valse, take partner's RH then Retire (1) PdeV, cross RH with partner to meet next person; repeat 3 more times, Ladies face out. 3 4 1 2 65-80 : Schiehallion Reels (16 bars), finish with partner in Allemande hold facing anticlockwise 81-88 : All promenade anticlockwise 1.1/4 round, drop RH 89-96 : Ladies followed by their partners chase 3/4 round clockwise to 4 1 2 3 (4 bars); all circle 8H round to right to end 1 2 3 4
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Added on: 2012-10-17 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable
Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Workshops Summer Course Kuckucksnest 2015 | Unknown | Truus de Ceuster | June 9, 2017, 5:45 p.m. | |
Schlüchtern Ball 2015 | Function | 2015-07-11 | Anselm Lingnau | April 5, 2015, 2:49 p.m. |